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Table of Contents      The AZ Childhood Lead Screening Policy     Lead Poisoning/Prevention


Health Effects


Pathways to Lead Exposure Sources of Lead Exposure


Childhood Lead Poisoning in AZ Anticipatory Guidance Blood Lead Screening Recommendations




Diagnostic Testing For Children w/ Elevated Blood Lead Levels


Follow-Up Testing For Children w/ Elevated Blood Lead Levels Reporting of Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Follow-Up Svcs


Comprehensive Follow-Up Svcs


Clinical Mgmt Environmental Case Follow-Up


Mgmt of Lead Hazards


References Appendix A


Appendix B [PDF 79K] (Acrobat Reader needed for viewing)


Appendix C-1 Appendix C-2
References
 
Arizona Department of Health Services (1997), "Lead Poisoning and Pesticide Poisoning in Arizona: Surveillance Report."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (November 1997), "Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials."

US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics (1994), "Plan and Operation of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-94," Hyattsville, Maryland: DHHS publication no. (PHS) 94-1308.

United States Department of Health and Human Services (October 1991), "Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children: A statement by the Centers for Disease Control."

United States Department of Health and Human Services (February 21, 1997), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vol.46/No.7.
 

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